Kenyan Basketball (Men)

Kenya Ports Authority put up a spirited fight to beat stubborn Blades 61-53 to close out the finals play-offs series 3-1 and retain the men's Premier League title at the KPA Makande Hall in Mombasa on Sunday. The championship win however did no come easy for the dockers who encountered stiff resistance from Blades, composed of Strathmore University students. KPA had taken a 2-0 lead in Nairobi in the best-of-five final play-off series only to get stung by the students 65-64 in Mombasa in... [read more]

Kenya Ports Authority put up a spirited fight to beat stubborn Blades 61-53 to close out the finals play-offs series 3-1 and retain the men's Premier League title at the KPA Makande Hall in Mombasa on Sunday. The championship win however did no come easy for the dockers who encountered stiff resistance from Blades, composed of Strathmore University students. KPA had taken a 2-0 lead in Nairobi in the best-of-five final play-off series only to get stung by the students 65-64 in Mombasa in game three on Saturday. Game four yesterday was evenly contested and with three minutes to go was still anybody's game. The students started the game with the same intensity as in their last match to lead KPA 16-13 in the first quarter. They again out scored their hosts 22-19 in the second quarter with shooting guard George Okoth, who produced a man of the match performance, in the thick of things. Blades, who had fair share of the crowd urging them on outscored KPA 18-15 in the third quarter, before they started running out of in the fourth quarter. KPA rallied with their offence that had Evans Leting, who was voted Most Valuable Player of the series, Tobias Odumbe (182-PG) and Airel Okal proving to be the destroyers in chief. They dominated the last quarter 24-16 to win the match. 'The game was tough but I had a plan for it. I knew Blades could not survive back-to-back games after using a lot of energy in yesterday's game. 'My plan was therefore to make them tire in the first and second quarters before introducing faster players in the third and fourth, which worked perfectly well,' KPA coach Sammy Kiki . Blades coach Tony Ochieng said he was happy reaching the finals for the first time ever and praised his boys for the excellent display in the series which saw them avoid being swept. 'Very proud, It has been a long journey. We have been able to achieve our main target. It is our first finals with a young team - very young boys fresh from school and must thank them for such a great performance.' He said experience proved the difference in finals.Courtesy of: nation.co.ke

Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) could seal back to back Kenya Basketball Federation titles with just two games to spare from their best-of-five series playoffs final against Blades over the weekend. The champions took a commanding 2-0 lead last weekend after seeing out Blades 51-50 in Game One and 68-37 in Game Two at the African Nazarene University in Nairobi. The women's matchup is poised in identical fashion with KPA's female counterparts holding the lead over champions Equity Hawks ahead... [read more]

Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) could seal back to back Kenya Basketball Federation titles with just two games to spare from their best-of-five series playoffs final against Blades over the weekend. The champions took a commanding 2-0 lead last weekend after seeing out Blades 51-50 in Game One and 68-37 in Game Two at the African Nazarene University in Nairobi. The women's matchup is poised in identical fashion with KPA's female counterparts holding the lead over champions Equity Hawks ahead of the remaining legs that will run from February 24-26 in Mombasa. Hawks coach David Maina , whose side lost 77-67 and 60-53 in Games One and Two, said they are unlucky to be on the back foot but is assured they can overturn the deficit. 'We had more chances compared to KPA but we failed to utilize them. We are going to improve on our scoring percentage so that we win Game Three and boost confidence for Games Four and Five,' Maina told Citizen Digital. Maina admitted they 'must fight' face a do-or-die clash against a determined KPA with the slightest of slips certain to cost them the KBF title.Courtesy of: citizentv.co.ke

The Kenya Basketball Federation Finals will be held at the Africa Nazarene University Helstrom Student Centre on February 17 and 18. A total of 4 finals will be played on both days, in the men's Division Two Finals EMYBA take on KDF Morans at 10 am followed by the Division One women's Finals at noon with Masaku Sparks playing Footprints. The Premier league women's finals will be at 2 pm on both days, defending champions Equity Bank Hawks will play host to KPA ladies in Game 1 for their qu... [read more]

The Kenya Basketball Federation Finals will be held at the Africa Nazarene University Helstrom Student Centre on February 17 and 18. A total of 4 finals will be played on both days, in the men's Division Two Finals EMYBA take on KDF Morans at 10 am followed by the Division One women's Finals at noon with Masaku Sparks playing Footprints. The Premier league women's finals will be at 2 pm on both days, defending champions Equity Bank Hawks will play host to KPA ladies in Game 1 for their quest to retain the league title they first won last year. At 4 pm debutants Strathmore University Blades take on defending champions KPA men. The two premier league games will be aired live on KBC on both days, all teams have been advised to keep time.Courtesy of: basketball254.com

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